Sounds like I ought to revisit Debian installation . . .
On 20/07/10 16:20, Paul Morgan-Roach wrote:
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
Real Debian is getting pretty good these days - it's smaller and
faster than Ubuntu and the default Gnome desktop is much the same. It
w
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
> Real Debian is getting pretty good these days - it's smaller and
> faster than Ubuntu and the default Gnome desktop is much the same. It
> was just that getting firmware for my wifi card and so on was a bit of
> a pain. It is vastly easier to
On 20 July 2010 15:25, Paul Morgan-Roach wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
>>
>> Me, I'm watching Crunchbang with interest, but it's not a beginners'
>> distro.
>
> Crunchbang is awesome - I set it up for my wife who was complaining about
> performance on her EEEPC 701,
Thanks - I'll have a look at Lubuntu when I get a minute :) Crunchbag
looks interesting but interface needs to be for beginners when dealing
with non-techies . . .
On 20/07/10 14:51, Liam Proven wrote:
That is what Ubuntu Lite tried to be - later rebadged U-Lite. We never
got the critical ma
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
>
> Me, I'm watching Crunchbang with interest, but it's not a beginners'
> distro.
>
Crunchbang is awesome - I set it up for my wife who was complaining about
performance on her EEEPC 701, and have since run it on other hardware that
has less t
On 20 July 2010 11:54, pmgazz wrote:
> Also takes a lot of fiddling about to set up a custom Debian desktop and I
> don't have time to make a habit of it. It's a while since I reviewed all the
> packaged lightweight desktops and there's been a lot of development since
> then, I'll have a look at P
Also takes a lot of fiddling about to set up a custom Debian desktop and
I don't have time to make a habit of it. It's a while since I reviewed
all the packaged lightweight desktops and there's been a lot of
development since then, I'll have a look at Peppermint. There was an
Ubuntu-lite versio
> I'm hoping as a LUG in Devon we can start to do more of this in the
> future, I'd even refurbish machines and stick Ubuntu on them if it
> wasn't for another guy on our local Freecycle list who gets old
> machines, refurbishes them and sticks Windows XP and Office 2003 on them
> (I think he'
On 19/07/10 16:10, pmgazz wrote:
> P3s run great as thin clients (just need a pxe card) and the ubiquitous
> P3 compaqs have them already. But if people haven't got any money at
> all, the the LTSP option is a stretch as they need at least one halfway
> decent machine - but if they can stump up a c
On 19/07/10 13:42, Rob Beard wrote:
> I'm hoping as a LUG in Devon we can start to do more of this in the
> future, I'd even refurbish machines and stick Ubuntu on them if it
> wasn't for another guy on our local Freecycle list who gets old
> machines, refurbishes them and sticks Windows XP and Off
On 19/07/10 15:47, Alan Pope wrote:
> On 19 July 2010 11:53, Alan Pope wrote:
>> What events local to you would you like to see a stand at?
>>
>
> If you know of any specific events near you, maybe you could add them
> to this page:-http://childrensweek.co.uk/home.htm
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/U
Totally agree -- really important to stay positive and focus on
benefits. Also agree that speed and relief from 'drive by' downloads etc
is a major selling point :)
Paula
One thing I've learned after years of attending trade and techie exhibitions is
that knocking the opposition doesn't ac
P3s run great as thin clients (just need a pxe card) and the ubiquitous
P3 compaqs have them already. But if people haven't got any money at
all, the the LTSP option is a stretch as they need at least one halfway
decent machine - but if they can stump up a couple of hundred quid for a
basic dua
On 19/07/10 15:39, pmgazz wrote:
>
>
> On 19/07/10 15:24, Dianne Reuby wrote:
>> On Mon, 2010-07-19 at 13:42 +0100, Rob Beard wrote:
>>
>>> if it wasn't for another guy on our local Freecycle list who gets old
>>> machines, refurbishes them and sticks Windows XP and Office 2003 on
>>> them (I think
On 19/07/10 14:16, pmgazz wrote:
> I've done a bit of this - I've demo'd an Ubuntu LTSP and also laptops at
> voluntary sector events - people don't 'get' what an operating system is
> and tend to think that MS Win is 'part of the machine'. They have to
> have a reason for considering changing OS a
On 19 July 2010 11:53, Alan Pope wrote:
> What events local to you would you like to see a stand at?
>
If you know of any specific events near you, maybe you could add them
to this page:-
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/NonTechEvents
Cheers,
Al.
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On 19/07/10 15:24, Dianne Reuby wrote:
On Mon, 2010-07-19 at 13:42 +0100, Rob Beard wrote:
if it wasn't for another guy on our local Freecycle list who gets old
machines, refurbishes them and sticks Windows XP and Office 2003 on
them (I think he's either got a whole load of Office 2003 lic
On Mon, 2010-07-19 at 13:42 +0100, Rob Beard wrote:
> if it wasn't for another guy on our local Freecycle list who gets old
> machines, refurbishes them and sticks Windows XP and Office 2003 on
> them (I think he's either got a whole load of Office 2003 licenses he
> wants to give away or he's ins
I've done a bit of this - I've demo'd an Ubuntu LTSP and also laptops at
voluntary sector events - people don't 'get' what an operating system is
and tend to think that MS Win is 'part of the machine'. They have to
have a reason for considering changing OS and I find that being able to
help the
On 19/07/10 11:53, Alan Pope wrote:
> Hey!
>
> We seem to be quite good at turning up to technical events such as LUG
> meetings, technical conferences and other self-organised events and
> telling everyone how great Ubuntu is. However we seem to spend a lot
> of time preaching to the converted, sp
On 19/07/10 13:21, pmgazz wrote:
> Environmental events are good, foreground stuff like how to refurbish
> their XP kit and keep perfectly good electronic kit out of landfill . . .
>
> Paula
I agree, someone in our local LUG donated a couple of old PCs (I think
they were around early Pentium 2's)
Environmental events are good, foreground stuff like how to refurbish
their XP kit and keep perfectly good electronic kit out of landfill . . .
Paula
On 19/07/10 11:53, Alan Pope wrote:
Hey!
We seem to be quite good at turning up to technical events such as LUG
meetings, technical conferences
On 19/07/10 11:53, Alan Pope wrote:
>
> What events local to you would you like to see a stand at?
>
The West Dean Chilli Fiesta!
http://www.westdean.org.uk/Garden/News%20and%20Events/ChilliFiesta.aspx
Al
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Hey!
We seem to be quite good at turning up to technical events such as LUG
meetings, technical conferences and other self-organised events and
telling everyone how great Ubuntu is. However we seem to spend a lot
of time preaching to the converted, speaking to people who already run
Ubuntu or some
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